Fundamentalism meets deep ecology in Brenda Peterson's new memoir. This rather dark, divine comedy of family and conflicting faiths uses humor to defuse dogma -- whether it is religious or environmental. Acclaimed novelist and nature writer, Peterson takes on human nature and what she calls a spiritual ecology that is as concerned with saving the earth as well as our own souls. She paints such a hilarious, loving portrait of each world that we will all want to be Left Behind.
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voluptuous communion, the body as soul.

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AUTHOR BIO:

BRENDA PETERSON is the author of 16 books, includingDuck and Cover, a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year." Her new memoir, I Want To Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth, is just out and was selected as an "IndieNext" Top Pick by independent booksellers nationwide. Read more at http://www.IWantToBeLeftBehind.com.

About Me

Brenda Peterson is the author of over sixteen books. Her nature writing and novels include Duck and Cover, a New York Times “Notable Book of the Year,” and her first memoir, Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals. Her new memoir, I Want To Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth was chosen as an Indie Next “Best Top Read” and named among the “Top Ten Best Non-Fiction Books of 2010 by The Christian Science Monitor. Peterson lives on the Salish Sea in Seattle, Washington and is a co-founder of Seal Sitters.
For more: www.IWantToBeLeftBehind.com
Peterson's non-fiction has appeared in the New York Times, Seattle Times, and magazines such as New Age Journal, Sierra, Orion and The Utne Reader. Photo (c) 2010 Chris Stuvek